Have you ever found yourself reaching for yet another self-help book or on-line course, hoping that this one will reveal the ultimate secret that you’re desperate to know? The guaranteed weight-loss formula, the champions peak performance strategy, the ultimate happiness habit, or the enlightened pathway that will soothe your pain and allow your true … Continue reading Doing no harm – the paradox of self help
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The Curious Joy of Failure
Why is failure so taboo? We are all somehow expected to be empowered and successful individuals, emotionally intelligent, financially robust and leaving only a carbon toe print in our wake without so much as a random fart spoiling anyone’s day. I’ve expended so much energy trying to stay on the upward swing phase of life … Continue reading The Curious Joy of Failure
Feeling okay about feeling bad
I expect myself to be a saint with a Buddha-like capacity to flow through the vagaries of my daily life with grace and equanimity. On a good day when the sun is shining, I can accept that crap happens and not become a disgruntled mess. Other times, it throws me off balance. Whatever has gone … Continue reading Feeling okay about feeling bad
